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What is the extent of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

Section 1(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, extends the Act to the whole of India. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, removed the…

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What is the extent of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

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Section 1(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, extends the Act to the whole of India. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, removed the former territorial exception.

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Option A

The Act extends throughout India after removal of the former exception.

Option B

Section 1(2) does not exclude Nagaland.

Option C

The 2019 amendment removed the former Jammu and Kashmir exception.

Option D

The current provision excludes neither territory.

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